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Colour

#0385FF

  • #0385FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dodgerblue

#0385FF is a blue with RGB values 3, 133, 255 and HSL 209°, 100%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#0385FF#0385FF
HEX#0385FF
RGBrgb(3, 133, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.0118, 0.5216, 1
RGB percentages1.2%, 52.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(209, 100%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(209, 98.8%, 100%)
CMYK98.8%, 47.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer230,911
CSS custom property--colour: #0385FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24014WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness133.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.8:1
Contrast with white3.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#FC7A00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3A91FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#007DFDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00A3B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.62:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.8:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 8.5Royal blue · ΔE 13.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.2Slate blue · ΔE 25.4Medium slateblue · ΔE 25.8Medium purple · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 8.5, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FF7D03
Analogous#03FFFB, #0307FF
Triadic#FF0385, #85FF03
Split complementary#FF0307, #FFFB03
Tetradic#FB03FF, #FF7D03, #07FF03

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CFE8FF
Lighter +30%#9CCFFF
Lighter +20%#69B6FF
Lighter +10%#369EFF
Darker −10%#006BCF
Darker −20%#00509C
Darker −30%#003669
Darker −40%#001C36
More saturated +25%#0385FF
Less saturated −25%#2284E0

Channel breakdown

R3
G133
B255
Red3 (1.2%)
Green133 (52.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue209.05°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 03 · G 85 · B FF

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